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Top 25 locations for MBA-required and MBA-preferred jobs

MBA hiring is up across the board over the past year. But it is also up around the globe. We saw an 103% increase in MBA-required and MBA-preferred jobs on our job boards alone. And more companies are hiring more MBAs every day -- but it's not necessarily where you'd think.

There are still plenty of MBA jobs in and around the San Francisco Bay, New York City, Boston, Seattle, and Chicago. But MBA hiring in the Washington D.C. metro area, Virginia, Ohio, and Dallas metro area are all up over 100% compared to last year.

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs in the U.S.:

1. WEST - California - SF Bay Area

2. NORTHEAST - New York - NYC Metro

3. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Boston Metro

4. WEST - Washington - Seattle Metro

5. MIDWEST - Illinois - Chicago Metro

6. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro

7. WEST - California - Los Angeles Metro

8. MIDWEST - Ohio

9. NORTHEAST - New Jersey

10. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro

11. WEST - California - Orange County

12. SOUTH - Georgia - Atlanta Metro

13. WEST - California - Other

14. MIDWEST - Minnesota - Minneapolis Metro

15. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia

16. NORTHEAST - New York - Other

17. NORTHEAST - Massachusetts - Other

18. NORTHEAST - Connecticut

19. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro

20. MIDWEST - Michigan - Detroit Area

21. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Houston Metro

22. MIDATLANTIC - Pennsylvania - Other

23. WEST - California - San Diego Metro

24. MIDWEST - Nebraska

25. SOUTH - North Carolina

But here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs in the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

1. MIDATLANTIC - Washington DC Metro: 134.67%

2. MIDATLANTIC - Virginia: 113.11%

3. MIDWEST - Ohio: 111.27%

4. SOUTHWEST - Texas - Dallas Metro: 108.45%

5. WEST - California - Other: 98.53%

6. MIDWEST - Nebraska: 98.00%

7. WEST - Alaska: 97.67%

8. SOUTH - Florida - Miami Metro: 96.36%

9. SOUTH - Kentucky: 95.74%

10. SOUTH - Tennessee: 93.88%

11. SOUTH - Alabama: 93.18%

12. MIDWEST - Missouri: 92.00%

13. SOUTH - Arkansas: 91.11%

14. WEST - Hawaii: 90.91%

15. WEST - Washington - Other: 89.80%

16. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Other: 88.89%

17. WEST - Montana: 88.89%

18. SOUTHWEST - New Mexico: 88.64%

19. SOUTHWEST - Arizona - Phoenix Metro: 88.00%

20. NORTHEAST - Connecticut: 87.93%

21. MIDWEST - Kansas: 87.23%

22. MIDWEST - South Dakota: 87.23%

23. SOUTHWEST - Oklahoma: 86.67%

24. WEST - Wyoming: 86.67%

25. NORTHEAST - New Hampshire: 86.54%

Here are the top locations for MBA jobs outside the U.S.:

1. ASIA - China - Shanghai Metro

2. ASIA - China

3. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Ontario

4. ASIA - China - Beijing Metro

5. ASIA - India

6. ASIA - Singapore

7. EUROPE - United Kingdom - London Metro

8. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Brazil

9. MIDDLE EAST - United Arab Emirates

10. ASIA - Thailand

11. ASIA - Hong Kong

12. ASIA - Japan - Tokyo Metro

13. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - Mexico

14. EUROPE - Belgium

15. EUROPE - Germany

16. EUROPE - United Kingdom

17. ASIA - South Korea

18. OCEANIA - Australia

19. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Chile

20. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Argentina

21. NORTH AMERICA (Non-US States) - CANADA - Quebec

22. EUROPE - Switzerland

23. EUROPE - Russia

24. ASIA - Japan

25. LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN - Colombia

And here are the fastest growing locations for new MBA jobs outside the U.S. (by percentage increase of jobs over last year):

Ryan Pratt

Ryan Pratt is the Marketing Director at MBA Focus. His creative marketing plans, intuitive analytical skills, and innovative Web 2.o ideas have helped MBA Focus grow to now service over 75,000 recruiters and 75,000 MBAs from more than 75 top-ranked business schools. Ryan graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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